While Revis has proven he can handle any type of receiver, Cromartie is a different story.

One game stands out in my mind when thinking about how "longer" corners can sometimes struggle against receivers like Branch and Welker -- the Patriots' 49-26 win over the Raiders in December of 2008.

Going into that game, there was a lot of talk about how much the Patriots would even challenge Oakland cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (6-foot-2, 210 pounds). They went right after him with Welker, drawing multiple penalties and having success against a player widely regarded as one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL. Asomugha didn't look as smooth as one would expect when getting in and out of his breaks on short routes.

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It's worth remembering who QB'd that game (and the circumstances he QB'd them under). I LOVED watching Nnamdi get lit up in that game and it was a great day for MFC.

Secondarily, they also toasted him with Moss at times. Might be they just found a weakness in his game.

Well, Wilson hasn't given up a TD while McCourty has given up two to the Jets alone. At least that is what Jets fans have argued on their sites. of course they take in account that Wilson is only on the field for about 2-5 defensive snaps a game for most of the season while McCourty has played every down except for one, but who wants to get bogged down with minor details?

Well, Wilson hasn't given up a TD while McCourty has given up two to the Jets alone. At least that is what Jets fans have argued on their sites. of course they take in account that Wilson is only on the field for about 2-5 defensive snaps a game for most of the season while McCourty has played every down except for one, but who wants to get bogged down with minor details?

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Wilson has also committed a ton of penalties from what I have seen. Some of them being "bad" penalties like personal fouls, rather than just a simple PI

Havent found his specific penalties so I cant confirm/deny, but he does have a ton of penalties this season which was one of the reasons why he moved down in the depth chart. A lot of those penalties were bad penalties (rookie mistakes), could be personal foul penalties too, but I'll take your word

Havent found his specific penalties so I cant confirm/deny, but he does have a ton of penalties this season which was one of the reasons why he moved down in the depth chart. A lot of those penalties were bad penalties (rookie mistakes), could be personal foul penalties too, but I'll take your word

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Yeah he had some bad Pass Interference penalties in the Ravens game, and a few more after that. No personal fouls though.

He has looked better lately in a limited role, no penalties for a while.

McCourty is obviously way ahead of him at this point, but in fairness to Wilson the Jets nickel gets targeted A LOT with Cro and Revis on the outside.

(not trying to turn this into a McCourty or Wilson thread, just saying)

What's kindof funny here is that for years the Jets have been stocking up with tall DBs in an effort to allow them to take on Moss and the Patriots and with one move, trading Moss, Belichick completely changed the paradigm of the Patriots offense which requires personnell with a different skill set to defend them

I'm not saying it was Belichick's master plan from the start, just that Belichick, at his best, has a way of making lemonade out of lemons as he did in 2001 (when he benched Terry Glenn for acting Mossy as well!)

What's kindof funny here is that for years the Jets have been stocking up with tall DBs in an effort to allow them to take on Moss and the Patriots and with one move, trading Moss, Belichick completely changed the paradigm of the Patriots offense which requires personnell with a different skill set to defend them

I'm not saying it was Belichick's master plan from the start, just that Belichick, at his best, has a way of making lemonade out of lemons as he did in 2001 (when he benched Terry Glenn for acting Mossy as well!)

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I believe it was.

NE went from an passing offense of primarily Moss and Welker to Gronkowsi, Hernandez, Welker, Branch and Tate and Edleman really havent got into the act yet.